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The ADVANCE, September 15,2021 /Page 6B Stye Aiiuancg VHS Runs In Two Meets Brothers Daniel Hodges and Andrew Hodges run side by side during a recent VHS cross country meet. By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail. com Coastal Plains The Vidalia High School Indians cross country team competed well at the Georgia Coastal Plains Hoka One Postal Nationals on Thursday September 2, with the boys placing 3rd behind Lowndes and Jeff Davis. Meanwhile, the girls placed 4th to finish ing behind Lowndes, Houston County, and Jeff Davis. Senior Kaitlyn Allen ran the best race of her high school career in the 2-mile race with a time of 13:56 and a 4th place fin ish. Freshman Georgia Meredith wasn't far be hind, finishing 8th with a time of 14:22. Allie Whitaker placed 13 th with a personal best as well. "I am exceptionally proud of all of our young ladies for running so well in this field of competi tion. Standout Sarah Owen was unable to com pete but these ladies didn't miss a beat," said Vidalia Head Coach Mandy Godbee. On the boy's side, Luke Palmer placed 4th in a very competitive field with a personal best 2 mile in a cross country meet with a time of 11:11. "I was exceptionally pleased that Luke ran a very aggressive race up front putting himself in an excellent position at the finish," Godbee said. "It is still very early in the season but with is grit and determination, Coach Lee Humphrey and I are expecting big things out of our run ners," she added. Carrollton The VHS cross coun try team hit the road Sat urday, September 11, traveling to the Ortho paedic Invitational in Carrollton. The Lady In dians finished 6th as a team in a field of 27 teams. The boys' results are still pending due to electronic issues. Senior Kaitlyn Allen led the ladies with a course personal best time and a 12th place finish with a time of 22:51. Freshman Georgia Mere dith was close behind with a 14th place finish and an all time personal best time of 23:03. This was an exceptional day for these two ladies, com peting on a very tough course and placing in a field of 191 runners. Luke Palmer paved the way for the boys with an unofficial time of 18:56. Sophomore An drew Hodges turned in an all time personal best time of 19:17 with his brother Daniel close be hind. Head Coach Mandy Godbee said, “Our run ners were given an oppor tunity to face off with a very tough field of com petitors and run a very challenging, intimidating course. These runners stepped into this field with confidence and de termination and com peted very well. As coaches we are very proud of their efforts and re sults.” The Indians travel to Toombs County on Thursday of this week for the Bulldog Invitational. We will run your classified until it sells for only Gil Call 537-3131 • Individuals only • Boats, Trailers, ATVs, etc. • No commercial ads • MUST call in each month to • One item per ad continue ad • Automobiles, RV's, Motorcycles • Runs until it sells for $35 TCHS continued from page IB quarter with a 30-yard completion from Hall to Robinson for the touch down. With the Brown extra point, the Bulldogs led the game 14-7 with six minutes to go. The Toombs defense held on to secure the win, 14-7, over Berrien. Robinson led the way with 11 receptions for 180 yards and 2 touch downs for the Bulldogs. Hall threw for 203 yards and 2 touchdowns at quarterback for Toombs. This week will host Pelham on Friday night in The Pit at 7:30 p.m. Bulldogs Fall To Dublin By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail. com The Bulldogs of Wheeler County High School are currently ranked 25th in the state in Class A Public, and last week they hosted the #7 ranked Irish of Dublin. The Bulldogs gave them a good game but came up just one score short. Both teams found the end zone once in the first quarter of the game, the difference was that Dub lin made their extra point, and Wheeler did not con vert on the two-point conversion. That made the score at the end of the first, 7-6, with Dublin out in front. In the second quarter the Irish extended their lead with a touchdown and a field goal. The Bull dogs of Wheeler also found the end zone once in the second quarter and they added on the two- point conversion. That made the score going into halftime, 17-14, with Dublin just out in front. Dublin added a score in the third quarter of the game to push the lead to 24-14. In the fourth each team again found the end zone one time. Dublin missed their extra point while Wheeler converted the two-point try. That made the final score of the game 30-22, with Dublin taking the win over Wheeler. Wheeler is continu ing to improve and it showed against a very tough Irish squad. Wheeler is now 2-1 on the season. This week they will travel to face the Bobcats of Dooly County on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Treutlen Gets 1st Win By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmaii. com The Treutlen High School Vikings football team hosted the Panthers of Portal on Friday of last week and picked up their first win of the season. Treutlen got the scor ing started in the first quarter of the game when Q_amar Jordan capped off a drive with a 4-yard touchdown run. The ex tra point was blocked, but that gave the Vikings a 6-0 lead over Portal with just over two minutes left in the quarter. In the second quarter the Panthers put their first points on the board. A Treutlen turnover led to the touchdown with five minutes left in the first half. They added the two-point conversion to take an 8-6 lead over Tru- etlen. Neither team scored over the remainder of the first half or in the third quarter of the game. But in the fourth quarter the Vikings got to work. They added the first touch down on a run by quar terback Jordan Coney from two yards out. That put Treutlen on top 12-8. The final score of the game came with a bit of luck. Coney was running toward the end zone when he had the ball stripped away. It went into the end zone where it was recovered by Kolby McLendon for the Vi kings touchdown. That made the final score of the game 18-8. The Vikings are now 1-2 on the season. This week they will be in Wrightsville to take on Johnson County with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Devils Top Lady Vikings By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 1 advance@gmail. com The Treutlen High School Lady Vikings soft- ball team played just one game last week as they lost to the Red Devils of Hawkinsville on the road on Tuesday. Treutlen got on the board first with a run in the top of the first inning, but the Devils put four on the board in the bot tom of the frame to jump ahead, 4-1. Hawkinsville added six more in the sec ond inning as they took control, 10-1. The Vikings scored one in the fourth and one in the fifth, but that was all they could get, with Hawkinsville adding one more in the sixth inning to take the game by the run rule, 11-3. Jakayla Jordan led the Vikings with three hits on the day. This week Treutlen hosted Dublin on Mon day, and was at Wheeler County on Tuesday after presstime. They will be at home against Wilcox County on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. ®lje Aiuanct IS NOW ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. Subscribe Now! Call 537-3131 www.theadvancenews.com
